Mom’s Day Out

Moms are a species until themselves and if you’re a mom like me, you know that time is definitely a premium. Moms have a dual challenge when it comes to exercising because they have numerous commitments and obligations that eat into their time. We talk about girl’s night out over in the Marriage blog and we’ve discussed why wives and moms need their girlfriends – so how about combining the two in a manner that promotes not only those social connections, but also physical fitness. Get together with your girlfriends and take turns hosting fitness parties. You can get together … Continue reading

Your Child’s Development Pace

I wonder sometimes what is the right pace. My daughter didn’t start walking until she was 18 months old. She didn’t really run until she was 2. I know a lot of other parents who talk about how early their children started, but my daughter was a late bloomer. I read a lot of books about what to expect when your expecting and then what to expect in the first year. It’s important to remember that all of these books and advice pieces are talking about ‘averages’. What does average mean? Average is a single value (as a mean, mode, … Continue reading